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Business Acquisitions and Investments - Schedule of Valuation of Intangible Assets Acquired and Related Amortization Periods (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Aug. 31, 2018	Oct. 26, 2017
Flight Systems Automotive Group LLC [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Valuation,Intangible assets	$ 4,100
Flight Systems Automotive Group LLC [Member] \| Customer Relationships [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Valuation,Intangible assets	$ 3,400
Amortization Period (in years)	8 years
Flight Systems Automotive Group LLC [Member] \| Tradenames [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Valuation,Intangible assets	$ 460
Amortization Period (in years)	5 years
Flight Systems Automotive Group LLC [Member] \| Other [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Valuation,Intangible assets	$ 240
Amortization Period (in years)	5 years
MAS Automotive Distribution Inc [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Valuation,Intangible assets		$ 20,440
MAS Automotive Distribution Inc [Member] \| Customer Relationships [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Valuation,Intangible assets		$ 14,840
MAS Automotive Distribution Inc [Member] \| Customer Relationships [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Amortization Period (in years)		8 years
MAS Automotive Distribution Inc [Member] \| Customer Relationships [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Amortization Period (in years)		12 years
MAS Automotive Distribution Inc [Member] \| Tradenames [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Valuation,Intangible assets		$ 5,600
Amortization Period (in years)		15 years